"Lina-san?"
    "Hai?"
    "Why do all bandit leaders always look like apes?"

	
	Sometimes, attributing quotes that start a new section is necessary.
This is not one of those times. Excellent opening.

    "Animators slacking off with the character designs, 
probably," was 
Lina's suggestion.

	4th wall: tissue-thin. Check.

    Or that's what should have happened. Before Gourry could 
remember that 
no longer possess the Hikari no Ken, the blade of 

	You stated earlier that you wished to avoid spoilers, but I fear
this qualifies as one.

claw batted the swordsman aside like such a pesky fly, 

	"like a pesky fly." The "such" is out of place.

    "I don't see you helping!" was the only reply Gourry 
could think, and so 
he settled with it.

	Hehe.

    "It's that time of the month again, ne?"
    Gourry pulled himself out of the lake. "I'll take that as a yes."

	BWUHAHA!



General notes:
	
	A great beginning, plenty of humor, plenty of serious setup. You
wrote Gourry fairly in character, an uncommon accomplishment, though I
haven't seen enough Slayers Try to judge more accurately. 

	Beware the 4th wall jokes; running gags of that kind tend to get
less funny as time goes by. Some minor spelling / grammar errors, not
distracting but noticeable.

-patrick, waiting for more